Life in plastic isn’t so fantastic. While there’s debate over how much is actually in our systems, microplastics are all the rage right now — and not in a good way for our health. A new study may have ...

When pain strikes our own body, we do not simply mourn it. We search for a remedy. We act. If the same doesn’t happen with another’s pain, of what use is one’s intelligence? In this week’s episode, ...

A new study offers insight into what is happening in our brains when our working memory must use its limited resources to remember multiple things. Researchers found that two parts of the brain work ...

Arthur Brooks, Harvard University professor and The Free Press columnist, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the impact of AI on society, AI and potential job losses, AI's role in education, and more. Got ...

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Biologists have long puzzled over why organisms with similar numbers of protein-coding genes can differ so dramatically in nervous system complexity. New research points to a potential link between ...

A professor at Stanford has been for years investigating the impact on the brain of close encounters with UFOs. His name is Dr. Garry Nolan. The signs on scars inside their brains indicated they were ...

The brain’s memory center may begin life more like a crowded web than an empty canvas. Researchers discovered that early neural networks in the hippocampus are dense and seemingly random, then become ...

While it's widely known that chewing more improves digestion, research suggests it can also boost our brains and even help fend off Alzheimer's. For once chewing a shallot 722 times before swallowing ...

On Memorial Day weekend, over 1,600 high school students will converge in Atlanta to spend two days answering trivia questions about subjects like science, history and who holds the record for Grammy ...